If you're looking for free classical music downloads, here's a list of six places that you really need to visit. Combined, these websites have around 10,000 free classical music downloads, most in MP3 format. Whether you're looking for free classical music downloads of Mozart, Bach or a more recent composer, you'll find them. Find even more to listen to more classical and other genres of music.
I also keep a list of the best places to without having to download the songs, as well as the for music on the go. © Musopen Musopen has thousands of free classical music downloads on virtually any composer you're looking for. They also have a ton of free sheet music available. It's easy to find the free classical music download from any composer at Musopen by viewing their alphabetical list.
You can also search for free classical music downloads by searching for time period, performer, or instrument. There's even an online radio on this website that pulls up random music for you to stream. You can stream music directly from the site, but a free user account is required if you wish to download the classical music. Note: While it's true that you can stream and download classical music from Musopen for free, only 5 songs can be downloaded per day on a free account. © Free Music Archive Free Music Archive (FMA) is another place you can visit for tons of free classical music downloads, to the tune of over 3,000!
These free classical music downloads are spread about through around 170 pages, but you can instantly sort the list by artist name, track name, album name, and genre, as well as by date added and 'most interesting.' The classical music can be heard by just clicking the play button next to the song or you can of course download any of them as an MP3 file with the small download button to the right of the piece. Something I like about Free Music Archive is not only that you can download the classical music without a user account, but that you can also add any of the songs to a playlist and play them right away in your browser from the FMA website. © Wikipedia Wikipedia might not be the first place you think of when you want free classical music downloads, but they actually have a pretty big selection.
The music here is broken down into subsections by the composer's name. You can either scroll through the pages of downloads, sorting them by the composer name or year that it was added to the list, or you can search through all of the sub-pages at once. The free classic music on Wikipedia can be streamed right from the page or you can download the music as an OGG file.